Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 (Avie)
A fine achievement [JQ]
Massenet: Thaïs (Decca)
Fleming is entirely convincing as a flirtatious and seductive courtesan for whom even a monk might risk his soul [RMay]
Raff: Chamber Music (MDG)
Attractive if not profound music superbly played [NB]
Turina: Piano Trios (IBS Classical)
This music deserves to be better known outside Spain [GH]
Ligeti: String Quartets (Pentatone)
Hats off! A Recording of the Year! [DMD]
Mahler: Songs (Sony Classical)
Lovers of great Lieder singing should have this in their collection [RMo]
Bach: Tears From Babylon (First Hand Records)
Enchanting and personal Bach playing [RCh]
Bruckner: Symphonies 1-9 (Accentus Music)
An important and impressive contribution to the Bruckner discography [JQ]
Scriabin: Piano Sonatas Vol. 2 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) The 1889 sonata makes this disc a mandatory acquisition for Scriabin completists, and worth hearing for the other works [SJ]
Bach: St Matthew Passion (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) One of the great recordings of the century – the Bach tradition represented by Klemperer has much to tell us about this music [TB]
R Strauss: Letzte Lieder (Rondeau Production)
Strauss songs transfigured in breathtakingly beautiful performances [NB]
Mozart: Piano Concertos 24 & 25 (Challenge Classics)
Period-style performances of poise and panache on a modern piano [RMo]
Stojowski: Piano Works Vol. 1 (Acte Préalable)
An exciting and entertaining start to a series I have hoped for, for a long time [RCh]
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Beluah)
Despite its fame a misfire from all involved [DMD]
Rieti: Complete Piano Works Vol. 1 (Grand Piano)
I look forward to more of this outstanding composer [SA]
d’Ambrosio: Violin Concertos (Soupir Editions)
Rather underwhelming performances of rare repertoire [JW]
Humour and Classical Music: Dudley Moore
by David Barker
Bruckner: Symphony 5 (Philips)
(Déjà Review) A classic recording rightly restored to the catalogue in good sound and an example of Jochum’s Bruckner at its best [TD]
Das Partiturbuch (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) An entertaining and instructive collection, which whets the appetite for more music by these composers [GPJ]
Weill: Die sieben Todsünden (First Hand Records)
Two rarities; the performance of the main work is quite disappointing [SB]
Radigue: Occam Delta XV (Collection QB)
One of the greatest musical minds of our era [DMD]
Bellini: Bianca e Fernando (Dynamic)
A first video release of Bellini’s early work features some attractive singing and an elegant, if quirky, production [MP]
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 7 & 9 (Hyperion)
A beautifully rendered conclusion to the Brabbins/Hyperion survey of the Vaughan Williams symphonies [NB]
Hamal: Motets (Musique en Wallonie)
This is how to put a relatively little-known composer on the map [JV]
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